Sheet-metal turpentine-cup or sap-receptacle.



010.857,900.' PETENTED JUNE 25, 1907.

E. E. EEIL'IP & EKOEKE. A SHEET METAAL TUEEENEINE 00E QE SAE EEGEETAGLE.

i I if APPLIQATION FILED MAR.14, 1907.

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ERNEST lt. Pl-IILlPANl) JOHN KOHKE NEW JERSEY.

, OE ATLANTA, GEORGIA, AssIeNORs To AMERICAN CAN ooi-IPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A ooRPoRAIlIoN OE `SHEET-METAL TURPENTINECUP-OR SAP-RECE'PTACLE.

Specification of Letters'Patent;

Patented June 25, 1907.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, ERNEST R. PHILIP and JOHN KOHKE, citizens of the United States, residing in Atlanta, in the county of 5 Fulton and State of Georgia, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Sheet Metal TurpentinefCups or Sap-Receptacles, of which the followingfis a specification.

Our invention relates .to improvements :o in sheet metal turpentine cups or sap 'recepf tacles.

The object of our-*invention is to provide a one piece sheet metal turpentine collecting4 cup ory sap receptacle vof oblong form with and deep so it may fit fiat or rproperly against the' tree and notp'roject therefrom, an`d adapted to coperate with and be supported by a wide sheetmetal apron inserted in ythe turzo pentine' or other sap bearing tree, and which will at the same time be strong, simple and durable and capable of being cheaply manufactured, and which will be firmly`,sup ported by the apron, and which may beresap is to be emptied. I l Y -Our invention consists in the means we employ to practically accomplish this object or result as herein shown and described and` 3o` more particularly specified in the claims.`

In. the accompanyingdrawing forming a part ofthis specification, Figure@ is a front elevation showing perspectively a .she'etr metal turpentine cup or lsap ,receptael"e `e1`n` 5 5 bodyinggour invention. Fig. v2. is a central vertical cross sectionf" Fig; 3 is/ acentral vertical longitudinal section. Fi 4 is 'an end View. 1`ig. f5.is a plan' .view of the sheet metal blank lin 'the' fiat,y showinglin dotted 4o lines the angles or lines uponwhich the folds are made to form the receptacle'from the .flat blank. AFig. 6 'is "a partial( horizontal section on line 6 6 of Fig. 4 and Fig. 7 is a partial horizontal section on lines 7-7 of 4 the drawing, A represents a sap bearing tree, B asheet metal apron inserted in the cut a of the tree, and having at its ends transversely inclined or divergent upturned 5o flanges b, a concavely curved upper edge b1 and provided at its lower longitudinal edge b2 with a downwardly, inwardly and up wardly curved flange or hook b3 to .engage a j ecting fiange or hook d 'engage the correspondingly turned longitudi- "nalilange or hook b3 of the sheet metal apron correspondingly A y sheet metal sap receptacle l). vTheA one piece sheet metal sa receptacle D comprises a curved flange Or hook on the bottom (Z, uprig It sidesd'I and flaring ends d2,

the latter having angle folds d3 d4, one overlapping the other atthe upper part thereof, and clamped and held in place by the integral locking lips d5 at the upper outer edges of the flaring ends (Pf and which locking lipsare folded outwardly over the upper edges of the angler folds dsd All these parts ofthe recep` taole D are integral with each. other and formed from a single flat sheet metal blank 'D1 by forming suitable bends and folds theref.'

inf The bends d surround the bottom' d at the lower or bottom corners of the vessel where the upright sides df and flaring' ends d2 unite .with the integral bottom d. `The upwardly extending bends (17 form the upwardly extending corners between the upright sides d1 and flaring ends d2. The angle foldsd3v d4 have an intermediate bend d8 and angular upper marginal edges d d1", which,

when the blank is folded up into the receptacle come arallelto each other and with the upper edge of the flaring end d2, so as to be properlyembraced by the outwardly folded locking lips d5 which embrace the overlap ping folds d3 d4, d3 d4. The inner longitudinal side longitudinal inwardly and downwardly adaptedto fit in and ;d of the receptacle has at its upper-edgea pro- Y' B to support the receptacle from the apron. y

This supporting flange or'hook d preferably extends the full length of lthe'receptacle -so as.

to properly direct theturpentine OrI sap into thereceptacle from the apron B. The sheet metal receptacle D has at the upperfedge of its Outer longitudinal side d1 a stiil'ening flange or curved' edge 112.

We claim 1. In a sheet metal sap receiving receptaole and apron, the combination of an apron having divergent integral flanges at its ends and provided with a downwardly, inwardly and upwardly curved flange at its lower longitudinal edge, of a removable long, deep, narrow one piece sheet metal sap receiving receptacle, having integral bottom, upright sides and flaring ends, and integral anglel folds at the flaring ends of the receptacle, the

collecting apron of a removable sheet metall flaring ends being furnished with integral locking lips folded outwardly from the upper edge of the integral angle folds, the inner upright side of said receptacle having at its upper edge an inwardly and downwardly turned flange engaging said flange at the lower longitudinal edge of said apron, substantially as specified.

2. In a sheet metal sap receptacle and apron, the combination with an apron having an integral supporting hook at its lower longitudinal edge, of a removable one piece sheet metal sap receptacle having integral bottom, upright sides and flaring ends, and.

integral angle folds at the flaring ends, the inner side of the receptacle havin l at its upper longitudinal edge an integra hook engaging the hook at the lower longitudinal edge of the apron, substantiallyas specified.

3. The combination with a sheet metal apron having adownwardly and inwardlyT turned flange a't its lower longitudinal edge, of a removable long, deep, narrow, one piece sheet metal sap receptacle having integral bottom, sides and endsand angle folds at the ends, and provided at the upper longitudinal edge of its inner side with an inwardly and downwardly turned flange engaging said flange at the lower longitudinal edge of the apron, substantially as specified.

4. The combination with a sheet metal apron having a downwardly ,and inwardly turned flange at its lower longitudinal edge, of a removable long, deep, narrow, one piece sheet lmetal sap receptacle having integral bottom, sides and ends and angle folds at the ends, and provided at the upper longitudinal edge of its inner side with an inwardly and downwardly turned flange engaging said flange at the 'lower longitudinal edge of the apron, said rece tacle being furnished with integral locking ips to hold the angle folds in placeatthe ends of the receptacle, substantially as specified.

5. The combination with a sheet metal sap receptacle having integral bottom, upright sides'ffand flaring ends, and integral overlapping angle folds at the flaring ends of the. receptacle, and provided with integral locking lips, folded over the'upper edges of the angle folds to hold the same in place and provided at the longitudinal'up'per yedge of one of its upright sides with an inwardly turned flange to form a hook for sup orting the receptacle, substantially as speci ed.

6. A one piece sheet metal sap receptacle having integral bottom, upright sides and flaring ends and integral an le folds at the flaring ends, the flaring ends aving at their upper edges integral locking 1i s folded over the upper edges of the angle fo ds and one of the upright sides of the vessel being provided at its upper longitudinal edge with inwardly and downwardly turned flange for supporting the.receptacle, substantially as specified. A

7. The combination with a sheet metal collecting apron of a removable one piece sheet metal receptacle havin bottom, sides, ends and angle folds, one of t ie sides having at its upper longitudinal edge a supporting hook and the vessel being furnished with integral locking lips turned over the up er edge of the receptacle to hold the angle fo ds in place, substantially as specified'.

8. The combination with a sheet metal collecting apron of a removable one piece sheet metal sap receptaclel having integral bottom sides, ends and angle folds and integral locking lips turned over the upper edge ofthe receptacle to hold the angle folds in place and provided with means for engag.- ing the sap collecting apron, substantially as specified.

9. The combination with a sheet metal collecting apron of a removable one piece sheet metal sap receptacle having integral bottom, sides, ends and angle folds, the ends having integral locking lips folded outwardly over the upper edges of ,the angle folds to hold the same in place, the upper longitudi-V` nal edge of one of the sides having an inwardly'turned flange and the upper edge of the other side of the receptacle having an.

outwardly specified.

ERNEST' R. PHILIP. JOHN KOHKE. Witnesses:

THOMAS H. STEWART, W. HOWARD SMITH.

projecting flange, substantially as 

